Adjustable steering mechanism.



P. HANSMANN.

ADJUSTABLE STEERING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1911.

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Patented May 14, 1912.

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PAUL HANSMANN, OF LONG PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO HANSMANN MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, 0]? LONG PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MIN- NESOTA.

ADJUSTABLE STEERING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 17. 1911. Serial No. 603,176.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that I, Ruin IIANSUANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Long Prairie, in the county of Todd and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful li-nprovements in Adjustable Steering Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to im iirovements in means fo connecting together a plurality of binders or similar vehicles arranged one behind the other wherein the binders may be independently controlled to travel in varying oil'setpaths, its object being particularly to provide a draft connection for a plurality of vehicles as binders, in association with cooperating adjusting mechanism which will. hold the stu-cessive vehicles in offset paths, the draft connection being so constructed and so connecting the vehicles as to cooperate with the adjusting mechanism in the offsetting of the vehicles.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a binder partly broken away and illustrating in connection there with 'my improved connecting means arranged to connect. a plurality of binders; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan'vicw of a lurali ty of binders connected through the medium of my features of invention; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the draw bar forming partof my invention.

In the drawingsA represents a binderof the usual construction.

B represents a ton ue having pivotal sup- .port 2 on a cross ar 3. The tongue is adapted to be turned upon its pivot 2 and held in adjusted positions with reference to the cross bar by suitableadjusting mechanism C. The cross bar 3 of each tongue is connected with the free end of the next rear tongue by a draw bar 4. Each draw bar 4 has vertical pivotal connection 5 at one end with the free end of the adjacent tongue B and at its opposite or front end carries a lug 6, said lug being angularl disposed upon said bar for the purpose hereinafter more particularly set forth. The adjacent.

cross bar 3 is connected withtheforward end of-said lug by a horizontally disposed pivot 7 and the upper. end of said lug is similarly connected by a horizontally disposed pivot 8 with the arm 9 constituting a part of the framework of the binder. The cross ba as is shown is further connected at one end with the framework of the binder by a hook '10 carried by the cross ha and fastened through an eye 11 upon the hinder. The rear portion of the binder may be fastened upon the draw be as by an eye bolt 12 secured underneath the draw .bar and receiving an adjacent portion of the binder framework.

'13 represents a hand actuated lever for tilting the forward end of the binder. The lever 13 is shown mounted upon a shaft 14 :arrving at its outer end a forwardly extending arm 15. The free end of the arm 15 is pivotally connected by a strap 16 with a bracket 17 extending upwardly and for wardly from the cross bar. By employing a plurality of tongues B equipped with suitable means for securing each at an angle with its cross bar and connecting 'said tongues with my improved draw bars or equivalent means 4 I am enabled to draw a train of binders or similar vehicles, by suitable motive power, across a field and to independently control each binder to rnnin desired offset position to cut the required swath. Further, by means of my improved method of attaclnnent of the front end of the binder to the corresponding end of the draw bar and the leverage connection to a point forward of the cross bar I am onabled to independently tilt the forward end of each binder. It will be evidentalso that any one binder may be easily removed from the train without affecting in any way the operation of the binders in front or at the 1. Means for connecting vehicles with forwardly extending draft tongues in series and holding them in horizontally ofi'set positions, comprising a draw member supported from one of said vehicles, said raw member forming a connecting link between the draft tongue of said vehicle and the draft tongue of a following vehicle and being adapted for pivotal connection with each of said draft tongues, and means for Patented May 14, 1912.-

pulling the maintaining the. tongue of said vehicle in position holding the next 'fo'rward vehicle offset with reference to the next rear vehicle.

lowing vehicle, and means for maintaining the tongue of each vehicle in position holding the next forward vehicle in offset position with relation to the next rear vehicle.

3. Means for connecting a vehicle in series with other vehicl es and holding said vehicles inhorizontally offset relative positions, comprising draw means supported from said vehicle and pivotally connected at the front of the vehicle with the vehicle tongue to permit said tongue to swing in vertical and horizontal planes, said draw means at the rear of the vehicle and at a point laterally- ,offset from the pivotal connection with the tongue being adapted for pivotal connection with the free end of the tongue of a following vehicle, means for maintaining said tongues in horizontally adjusted positions to hold the connected vehicles in relatively oifset positions, and means for tilting'the forward end of the vehicle with relation to said draw means.

i. Means for connecting a vehicle in series with. other vehicles and holding said vehicles in horizontally oil'svt relative positions, comprising a dra t't tongue for said vehicle, means for securing said tongue at an angle with said cross bar, a draw member pivotally c0nnected at one end to said tongue at an angle therewith and adapted for pivotal connectidn at its other endwith the free end of the tongue of a following vehicle, andmeans for supporting said draw member from an as sociated vehicle in alinementwith the adjacent cross bar.

Means for connecting a-vehicle in series with other vehicles and holding said vehicles in horizontally ofi'set relative positions, comprising a draft tongue for said vehicle, a cross bar pivotally supporting said tongue,

means for holding said tongue secured at an angle with its supporting cross bar, a draw member having "horizontal pivotal connection with said cross bar andpositioned at-an angle t'"'erewith, said draw member being adapted for vertical pivotal connection at' its opposite end with the free\'end of the tongue of a following. vehicle, means for re-';

movably supporting said draw ,member 2 from said vehicle with said vehicle inalinement with the adjacent cross bar, and means for tilting' tl' e end of said vehicle.

6. Mean's for connecting a vehicle in series with other pliicles and holding said vehicles in horizontally offset relative positions, comprisinga draft tongue for saidvehicle, a cross bar pivotally supporting said tongue, means for holding said tongue secured 'at an angle with said crossbar, a draw portion having horizontal pivotal connection with said cross bar and positioned at an angle therewith, said draw portion being adapted at its opposite em. for vertical pivotal connection with the free end of the tongue of a following vehicle, and means for tilting the forward end of said vehicle with reference to the associated cross bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature p in. presence of two witnesses.

v PAUL HANSMANN. Witnesses WM. E. LEE, HERMAN STRACK; 

